Twenty Six Years Later, Milwaukee’s Back
Baseball September 29th. 2008, 9:30am
It all unraveled for the Mets in about eight minutes:
4:10 pm – Mets and Marlins tied 2-2. Brewers and Cubs tied 1-1.
4:15 pm – With their season on the line, the Mets hand the ball to journeyman Scott Schoeneweis in the 8th inning. The first batter he faces, Wes Helms (10 seasons, 67 career homers) homers. 3-2, Florida. Scroll down to feel the venom.
4:21 pm - After a pitching change, Luis Ayala – a guy who was terrible on the Nationals last year – gives up a home run to Dan Uggla. 4-2 Florida.
4:23 PM – Ryan Braun jacks a two-run homer off Bob Howry, Milwaukee takes a 3-1 lead over the Cubs. Madness in Milwaukee!
Somewhere, Willie Randolph silently cheered, and wondered if he’d be up for Girardi’s job when the Yanks are sputtering at the All-Star break next July. Mets fans, who have to endure two September collapses in a row, enjoy your inept GM for the next four years.
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September 29th, 2008 at 9:34 AM
Ouch, just ouch.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:37 AM
man, those pants are snug.
words cannot describe what CC has done for this team. when asked if he could take the ball again on short notice on Wednesday, he replied “no doubt.” he’s just a gamer. he better get a statue for this.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:38 AM
I couldn’t help but laugh at the Mets.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Did i miss the Rays AL East Title Post over the weekend?
September 29th, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Robin Yount’s Mustache shed a tear.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Was it really a collapse though? Or did they just not win? Last year was a collapse. But this year, did they ever have anything locked up? I don’t think so. Eh.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:40 AM
@Benji: They could just bronze his arm and hang it over the gate after it falls off. My God has he been overworked (and awesome).
September 29th, 2008 at 9:41 AM
Did i miss the Rays AL East Title Post over the weekend?
I don’t think the media noticed either. I heard nothing about it.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:41 AM
I take back everything I just wrote. My question was worthy of a Mike and Mike debate where they argue the definition of a word or semantics. So forget I typed that.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:42 AM
nope
07 sept collapse: 7 in 17 games
08 sept collapse: 3 1/2 in 17 games
September 29th, 2008 at 9:42 AM
in real news, Ali Larter is on Regis and looks real nice
September 29th, 2008 at 9:42 AM
@Happy – Losing two of three at home on the last weekend is a choke/collapse.
Hope Tampa’s run in the playoffs last longer than a few games. Fun team to watch.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:43 AM
@cbh- you heard nothing about it? Imig mentioned it in a post over the weekend. One sentence all the way at the bottom
September 29th, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Why would you hear about the Rays. The Yankees missed the playoffs for God’s sake! THE HUMANITY!
I’m rooting for the Rays through the playoffs. I’ve really been enjoying their run this year. Plus, a year without New York in the playoffs means that I’m already playing with house money when it comes to the MLB playoffs.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Boston/Milwaukee: Winner – Boston
September 29th, 2008 at 9:44 AM
You have to love the Brewers’ mentality. We’re not getting CC back next year, so we’re going to run the shit out of him this year. So far so good, obviously.
For the price of a Luis Castillo or Moises Alou, the Mets could have had a decent fallback behind Billy Wagner in the bullpen. Instead their season goes down the tubes while riding the arms of Ayala, Heilman, and Schoenweis.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:44 AM
I wouldn’t call it a collapse, however, this can be called a trend.
are GM’s owed money on contracts if they are fired midway through the deal, like players and managers? They have been getting worse each year, doesn’t reflect well on Minaya.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Rays will lose to Angels in ALCS.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:48 AM
in real news, Ali Larter is on Regis and looks real nice
The Rays winning the AL East is not newsworthy? Only one of the best stories of the year. you could at least get Sports Hernia to do a post on the mohawk look
September 29th, 2008 at 9:49 AM
If Jay Cutler led the Broncos to the Super Bowl we may get a post on The View that day.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Nothing about back-to-back, essentially play-in games, for the White Sox? They could play the Tigers today, the Twins tomorrow, and the Rays on Wednesday. That, or they could give up 12 runs this afternoon and blow it.
/needs heart medication
September 29th, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Mets fans you were spared. Your bullpen was atrocious, you would have been ousted in the first round anyway.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:50 AM
I guess. But the White Sox and Twins both did that and one of them are gettin in.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Ben – I heard that the playoffs start on Thursday for either the Twins or White Sox. So at best, the Sox will have a day off on Wednesday and play on Thursday. At worst, they’ll have off both days.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Im done with the fucking White SOx Im now focusing on hating the Cubs.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:55 AM
In 2007, the Mets choked.
In 2008, the Mets were not good enough.
And someone explain to me how the guy who put together that bullpen gets a four year extension?
September 29th, 2008 at 10:03 AM
‘08 was def a choke. Same team that choked last year, added the best pitcher, he didn’t lose in the second half, and still didn’t make the playoffs. Plus they had shots at the division and wild card.
As for Tampa, who cares? Mike Mussina won 20 games. Yay! Yankees rule.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Happy, I didn’t realize that was already set, thanks for the info.
Tampa, true Sox fans can do both.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Jim Haslet is the new Rams coach
September 29th, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Ben-Im not gonna pain myself we could have won the division easliy. If we win great but this shit has been aggravating.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:02 AM
why is this not working?
September 29th, 2008 at 11:17 AM
I dont think ‘08 was a choke. The bullpen was bad all year outside of a good run by Wagner. The Mets were playing Ryan Church off a concussion in right and platooning two rookies in left and playing with almost no production from second base. Outside of Santana, the rotation was very iffy in august and September especially when Maine went down.
By the way the Phillies went 13-3 down the stretch meaning the mets would have had to have gone 10-6 to win the division. I’m not sure how that’s choking. The Phillies are just better.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Even though I am a confirmed hater of both the Cubs and Pond Scum, er, I mean Mets, I was pulling for both teams yesterday, because I have come loathe the Brewers. That’ll learn me…